French Phrases - June-August 2023 Flashcards

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the design and monitoring of sessions

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la conception et le suivi des séances

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a combination of

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un agencement de

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even disparaged

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voire dénigré

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to disparage

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dénigrer

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it’s nothing like …

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il n’a pourtant rien de …

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it is about / it concerns …

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il s’agit de …

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the effectiveness of teaching

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l’efficacité de l’enseignement

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by means of

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au moyen de

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the new skill

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la nouvelle compétence

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as well as

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ainsi que

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thinking aloud

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la réflexion à voix haute

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to lead to confusion

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prêter à confusion

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to pay attention

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prêter attention

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to lend

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prêter

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IN CAPITALS

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avec des majuscules

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beforehand

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au préalable

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17
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to clear up any confusion

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évacuer les confusions

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it is easy to see

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il est facile de voir

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19
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to go off the beaten track

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sortir des sentiers battus

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20
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a sense of belonging

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un sentiment d’appartenance

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21
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to release an album

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sortir un album

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they revealed themselves

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ils se sont révélés

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they emerged

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ils ont émergé

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to become fixated

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faire une fixette

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only a small fraction of the time

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qu’une faible fraction du temps

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he plays the victim

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il se pose en victime

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27
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to make a gift

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faire de cadeau

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fingerprints

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les empreintes digitales

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29
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to interfere in political affaires

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s’empetre dans les affaires politiques

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30
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to take it up a notch

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monter d’um cran

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to weaken

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affaiblir

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32
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to stand someone up

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poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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33
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to count your chickens (before they’re hatched)

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vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

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to put the cart before the horse

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mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

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35
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a shortcut

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un raccourci

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36
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to stroll

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balader

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37
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a walkman (portable music player)

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un baladeur

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38
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a wander

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une balade

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39
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to swap / exchange / change

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permuter

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40
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I messed up

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Je me suis planté

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41
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in person / in real life

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en vrai

42
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to repair a leak

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reparer une fuite

43
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to treat oneself

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se faire plaisir

44
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to kick the can down the road

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botter en touche

45
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to put an end to the war

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mettre fin à la guerre

46
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let’s not kid ourselves either

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ne nous leurrons pas non plus

47
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to write a blank cheque

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faire un chèque en blanc

48
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a discount

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une remise

49
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time is of the essence

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le temps est compté

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it is easy to see why

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il est facile de comprendre pourquoi

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it is hard to think

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il est difficile de penser

52
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the balance of power

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le rapport de force

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to fixate on something

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aire une fixation sur quelque chose

54
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to release an album

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sortir un album

55
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to release someone from prison

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libérer quelqu’un de prison

56
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to cause confusion

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provoquer la confusion

57
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the armrest

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l’accoudoire

58
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the icing on the cake

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cerise sur le gateau

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with regard to

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en ce qui concerne

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the factors

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les facteurs

61
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to nibble

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grignoter

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to stop someone from doing something

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to be interested in something

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s’intéresser à quelque chose

64
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to learn to cook

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apprendre à cuisiner

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to finish doing something

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finir de faire quelque chose

66
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to start / get to work

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entamer

67
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a flat (music)

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um bémol

68
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a sharp (music)

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dièse

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nevertheless

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néanmoins

70
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to do the washing

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faire la lessive

71
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washing powder

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la lessive

72
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I’m in a bad mood

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Je suis de mauvaise humeur

73
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a sense of humour

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le sens de l’humour

74
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fierce

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féroce

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to claim

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revendiquer

76
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to pity

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plaindre

77
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he pities her

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il la plaint

78
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savage / ferocious

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farouche

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recently

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depuis peu

80
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to praise

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louer

81
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to bet on

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miser sur

82
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a stretegic partnership

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Un partenariat stratégique

83
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a slit

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une fente

84
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unfathomable

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insondable

85
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foggy

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brumeux

86
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from now on

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désormais

87
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(a) coughing fit

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quinte de toux

88
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above all

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par dessus tout

89
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to freeze (cold temperature)

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geler

90
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to freeze (stop moving)

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(se) figer

91
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a complaint

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une plainte

92
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a skirting board

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une plinthe

93
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to freeze the assets of the Russian leader

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geler les avoirs du dirigeant russe

94
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a screw driver

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un tourne vis

95
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the minor scale

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la gamme mineure

96
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to deal the cards

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distribuer les cartes

97
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to shuffle the cards

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mélanger / battre les cartes

98
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the weather forecast

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les prévisions météorologiques

99
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weather bulletin / forecast

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le bulletin météo

100
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to enclose

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clôturer / entourer